Archives for August 2009

Using Adobe Acrobat to Add Watermarks to Pictures

Creating and adding a watermark to your images posted online can be a source of frustration for many, myself included. Photoshop is one way to go, but I’m not fluent in it, and not everyone has the program available to them.

Recently, I came across an easy way to add a customized watermark to my images using Adobe Acrobat (see here for free download information).

Click on any of the images below to enlarge.

Step 1: Open your image file with Adobe Acrobat. Right click on the image file and choose “Open With” Adobe Acrobat.

Step 2: Select “Document” from the menu bar and drop down menu will appear. Select “Watermark” and then click on “Add”.

Step 3: “Add Watermark” window will appear. In the text box, enter your name and copyright information. (See red circled area below).

Step 4: Customize Watermark font, size, color, opacity, and location. After (1) entering your name and copyright information in the Text box, (2) Select a font from the drop down menu below. I chose Jayne Print and font size 120 point. Below the font box, choose your color (I chose white).  Next, (3) adjust the opacity setting, which makes your watermark more transparent and less likely to interfere with your picture. Finally, (4) choose the position of your watermark using the Vertical and Horizontal controls located at the bottom of the Add Watermark window.

Step 5: Click OK and Save as a .JPEG file. When you’re pleased with the outcome (preview is conveniently located on the screen to the right) click OK to apply the watermark. You can then save the file as a .JPEG by clicking “File/Save As”. At the bottom of the “Save As” screen select “Save as Type” and choose .JPEG from the menu. Click Save.

That’s it. You can save your watermark information for next time by selecting “Save Settings” at the top of your “Add Watermark” screen.

City Meets Country Morning

I was a little worried at first about using this stamp set called Country Morning, because it’s so unlike anything else I own. I started making some cards with it and tried to be as rustic as I could. Then, I decided to use it in a way I’d be more comfortable with. This is the end result and I love it!

The base is Melon Mambo card stock, layered with a piece of textured Crushed Curry card stock. I stamped the “a little something for you” sentiment from Yummy in Basic Black ink at the lower right corner.

As for the main image, from Country Morning, I stamped it in Versamark onto Whisper White and heat embossed it with Black Embossing Powder. Then, I watercolored it with my Aquapainter, using Melon Mambo and Perfect Plum for the hydrangeas. With a Basic Black card stock backing, the image really pops. I also paper pierced around the edge and used my White Signo Gel Pen for faux stitching effect. The sheer black and white polka dot ribbon is from Michael’s, as are the two rhinestone stickies in the upper right corner.

Get Well Soon

I wish my hydrangeas would look like this! With all the rain we’ve had, they just shriveled up and turned brown. Oh well, our grass is growing really well though!

This card was going to be a sympathy card at first, but I couldn’t fit any of the sympathy rub-ons from Chit Chat Rub Ons onto the Modern Label Punch, so “Get Well Soon” is what it had to be. The base is Night of Navy (I think–I got it from the assorted package and I never really use this family so I could be wrong on the color.) I used Rich Razzleberry textured card stock with the Modern Label Punch for the sentiment, adhered with dimensionals.

I stamped the image from Country Morning in Versamark onto Naturals White Card stock, and heat embossed it using Black Embossing Powder. Then, I watercolored the image using my Aquapainter and ink pads. The hydrangeas were colored with Perfect Plum ink and I applied a light wash of Soft Sky ink on the bottles. Behind the image layer is a piece of Bermuda Bay card stock, with Ticket Corner Punch corners.

To finish off the card, I added some Hemp Twine running along the folded edge.

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